"The Falcons take to the road for their second divisional matchup of the season, and this one against a team that has been a little brother of sorts since entering the NFL in 1995. Atlanta has an overall 37-23 lead through 60 total games against the Carolina Panthers It's been 30 years of Panthers football, and they have faced off against the Falcons exactly twice in every one of those seasons."
"Between 1998 and 2002, however, Atlanta won nine out of 10 games over their I-85 rivals and they haven't looked back as far as the series lead has been concerned. Carolina's best run came in Cam Newton's prime, between 2012 and 2015, when they won five out of six against the Falcons but that was immediately followed with Matt Ryan leading the Birds to eight wins in the next nine games head to head."
"It was pride on the line for Carolina while the Falcons were still mathematically alive in the NFC South race when these teams kicked off in the 2024 season finale, Atlanta coming off a disappointing Sunday Night Football defeat to Washington, which lost them control of their own destiny. Elsewhere, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers went on to beat the New Orleans Saints so this one wound up being moot in the grand scheme of things,"
Atlanta holds a 37-23 lead over Carolina through 60 meetings. The Panthers won four of the first six matchups after entering the league in 1995. From 1998–2002 Atlanta dominated, winning nine of ten and building a lasting series advantage. Carolina's strongest stretch came during Cam Newton's prime (2012–2015) when they won five of six, followed by Matt Ryan guiding Atlanta to eight wins in nine head-to-head games. The teams have split each of the last five seasons. The 2024 finale produced a high-scoring shootout between Michael Penix and Bryce Young with matched first-quarter field goals, five second-quarter touchdowns, and an 81-yard drive by Penix before halftime; Young then led two third-quarter touchdown drives to flip the lead.
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